He did saa’i for ‘Umrah before tawaaf

Question

I went to do ‘Umrah but I did not know that tawaaf should come before saa’i, so I did saa’i before tawaaf. What is the ruling on my ‘Umrah?.

Answer

Praise be to Allaah.

He does not have to repeat his saa’i, because of the report
narrated by Abu Dawood with a saheeh isnaad going back to Usaamah ibn
Shareek who said: I went out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) for Hajj, and the people were coming to him, saying: O
Messenger of Allaah, I did saa’i before tawaaf, or I did one thing sooner
and another thing later, and he kept saying: “There is so sin, there is no
sin, except for a man who vilified the honour of a Muslim man; he is a
wrongdoer who has sinned and is doomed.”

And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send
blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
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